Rodric D. Bray

Rodric D. Bray (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office on November 7, 2012. His current term ends on November 8, 2028.

Bray was born in Morgan County, Indiana, and graduated from Martinsville High School in 1987. He received a bachelor's degree in history from Indiana University Bloomington in 1991 and a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1994.^[1]^[2]^[3]

After law school, Bray was appointed as a deputy prosecutor in Morgan County. He went into private law practice in 1997. From 2003 to 2007, Bray served as Martinsville, Indiana, city attorney.^[2] He was also chairman of the Morgan County Republican Party from 1998 to 2005.^[2]

In 2012, Bray ran to succeed his father, Richard Bray (R), who was retiring after 20 years in the Indiana State Senate. He was elected to represent District 37, defeating Jim Cahill (D) 71%-29%.

Bray was named majority floor leader in December 2017. At the time, he was chair of the judiciary committee.^[4] In May 2018, the Senate Republican caucus selected Bray to succeed Sen. David Long (R) as Senate president pro tempore.^[5] Bray said, "I told them that I would be deliberative in my approach and try to bring people together to make good policy. My approach is to be practical and to build consensus."^[2] The Senate elected him to the position in November 2018.^[6]

In January 2025, Bray said, "Property tax reform, fiscal integrity, lowering health care costs and improving government accountability are all issues that are very important to me and my caucus[.] ... We look forward to a collaborative and productive session with the governor and our colleagues in the House as we work toward innovative solutions that improve our state for all Hoosiers."^[7]

Biography

Rodric Bray graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a bachelor's degree in history in 1991. He received a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1994. His professional experience includes working as a deputy prosecutor, a private attorney, and a city attorney.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Bray was assigned to the following committees:

Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Bray was assigned to the following committees:

Senate Joint Rules Committee, Ex-officio
Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee, Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
• Corrections and Criminal Law
• Insurance and Financial Institutions
• Judiciary, Chair
• Rules and Legislative Procedure

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Bray served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2016
• Civil Law, Chair
• Corrections and Criminal Law
• Elections, Ranking Member
• Judiciary

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bray served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2015
• Corrections and Criminal Law
• Insurance and Financial Institutions
• Judiciary

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bray served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2013
• Corrections and Criminal Law
• Health and Provider Services
• Local Government
• Utilities

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Indiana State Senate District 37

Incumbent Rodric D. Bray defeated Kimberly Schofield in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 37 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rodric D. Bray (R)	75.9	50,188
	Submit photo	Kimberly Schofield (D)	24.1	15,938

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,126
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 37

Kimberly Schofield advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 37 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kimberly Schofield	100.0	1,771

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,771
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 37

Incumbent Rodric D. Bray defeated Jay Hart in the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 37 on May 7, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rodric D. Bray	63.0	10,453
	Jay Hart	37.0	6,146

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,599
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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